[Samba] Help with: "Cannot copy Filename: The specified network name is no longer available" error

[Murray Taylor]

I am not sure if this is a windows problem or a Samba problem.

We have a network consisting of a mixture of Samba and windows
servers running under a windows PDC. The network is a WAN
with radio (802.11B) point-to-point links between buildings within the
campus, and frame relay and ADSL links to interstate offices.
The interstate offices have windows BDC's.

Most of the desktops are win2k workstations / laptops.

We are often getting this message

Error copying file or folder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Cannot copy XXXXX: The specified network name is no longer available

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(Ascii art version of popup box)

when doing file copies from desktops to the various servers 
- both win servers and Samba servers  

Usually a single file copy will work but most attempts at multiple file
copies will die with the above message. Sometimes the copy actually
works for the file named in the error message, but not always.
Subsequent files are not copied in the multiple copy action.

When the error is cleared, the source and destination files / folders
are still 'available' (what ever that means !)

The question is: Is this a Windows Problem, a Samba problem or something
else?

We are running various versions of Samba from 2.0.7 to 
Version 3.0-alpha17


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